How does Room to Read measure the success of its projects?
Room to Read conducts an annual Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) process that examines our programs in the countries in which we work, allowing us to come up with ways to improve them.In 2005, we improved on previous years by creating a more comprehensive examination. Our M&E process now spans projects in both rural and urban communities, and is being carried out in the four countries where we operated at the end of 2004 (with Sri Lanka and Laos to be added this year). The process examines all five of our programs.The monitoring phase of the process is conducted through site visits by our local Room to Read staff. These members provide regular feedback to highlight areas for future improvement in our programs. In addition, the monitoring is performed on an annual basis to track the implementation of selected projects. The result is continuous improvement to each program in each country.The evaluation phase of the process is conducted by an independent consulting team and consists of int
